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“And speaking of Italy and sports cars that I stole there, you still owe me a yellow Porsche.”
   — Alice Cullen

“I prefer brunettes.”
   — Edward Cullen

“We’re a bit sensitive to blood around here. I’m sure you can understand that.”
   — Bella Swan

“There’s something…strange about the way you two are together… The way he watches you—it’s so…protective. Like he’s about to throw himself in front of a bullet to save you or something.”
   — Renee Dwyer

“I don’t have any leeches on my speed dial.”
   — Jacob Black

“I’m really glad Edward didn’t kill you. Everything’s so much more fun with you around.”
   — Emmett Cullen

“Here’s the thing. . .I’ve already gone crazy once. I know what my limits are.”
   — Bella Swan

“Edward’s only human, Bella. He’s going to react like any other boy.”
   — Angela Weber

“I never thought I needed to teach you how to throw a punch. Guess I was wrong about that.”
   — Charlie Swan

“This hostage stuff is fun.”
   — Alice Cullen

“Does my being half-naked bother you?”
   — Jacob Black

“Do you ever think that your life might be easier if you weren’t in love with me?”
   — Edward Cullen

“I already know how strong you are. You didn’t have to break the furniture.”
   — Bella Swan

“Would you like to hear my story, Bella? It doesn’t have a happy ending—but which of ours does? If we had happy endings, we’d all be under gravestones now.”
   — Rosalie Hale

“You aren’t exactly the best judge of what is or isn’t dangerous.”
   — Edward Cullen

“I didn’t have quite the same…upbringing as my adopted siblings here. My beginning was something else entirely.”
   — Jasper Hale

“I think I might have been wrong before, you know, about not being able to be friends. Maybe we could manage it, on my side of the line. Come see me.”
   — Jacob Black

“It’s the thought that counts. I ought to know.”
   — Edward Cullen

“Well, that just sucks! I guess I’m stuck with Mike Newton after all.”
   — Bella Swan

“Fall down again, Bella?”
   — Emmett Cullen

“Did you seriously just stamp your foot? I thought girls only did that on TV”
   — Jacob Black

“Hey, vampire girl!”
   — Embry Call

“Besides…the more time I spend with you, the more human emotions seem comprehensible to me. I’m discovering that I can sympathize with Heathcliff in ways I didn’t think possible before.”
   — Edward Cullen

“Do you think either of them would give up if you died? They’d still fight, we all would. You can’t change anything, so just be good, okay?”
   — Alice Cullen

“I was just wondering why you stabbed him. Not that I object.”
   — Edward Cullen

“The stories say that the Cold Woman was the most beautiful thing human eyes had ever seen. She looked like the goddess of the dawn when she entered the village that morning; the sun was shining for once, and it glittered off her white skin and lit the golden hair that flowed down to her knees. Her face was magical in its beauty, her eyes black in her white face. Some fell to their knees to worship her.”
   — Billy Black

“It’s a good thing you’re bulletproof.”
   — Bella Swan

“I offered eternal servitude, remember. I’m your slave for life.”
   — Jacob Black

“I feel like screaming!”
   — Jessica Stanley

“Would you please tell me what you are thinking? Before I go mad?”
   — Edward Cullen

“Maybe you should pick on people your own size.”
   — Charlie Swan

“I can’t imagine how awful that must feel. Being normal? Ugh.”
   — Bella Swan

“I know you think that I have some kind of perfect, unyielding self-control, but that’s not actually the case.”
   — Edward Cullen

“It’s not like I’m headed off to Vegas to be a showgirl or anything.”
   — Bella Swan

“The right thing isn’t always real obvious. Sometimes the right thing for one person is the wrong thing for someone else. So…good luck figuring that out.”
   — Charlie Swan

“I never thought I’d see the day where I’d be willing to take a bet against you, Alice, but it has arrived.”
   — Bella Swan

“You’ve experienced the way I can manipulate the emotions around myself, Bella, but I wonder if you realize how the feelings in a room affect me. I live every day in a climate of emotion. For the first century of my life, I lived in a world of bloodthirsty vengeance. Hate was my constant companion.”
   — Jasper Hale

“Quite a pity how things turned out, isn’t it?”
   — Jane

Alice: “I’ll play you for it. Rock, paper, scissors.”
Edward: “Why don’t you just tell me who wins?”
Alice: “I do. Excellent.”

“Oh, Mike! How will I go on?”
   — Bella

“Ah, Edward. I’ve missed you.”
   — Tanya

“Oooo, scary.”
   — Emmett

“Jasper? What do vampires do for bachelor parties? You’re not taking him to a strip club, are you?”
   — Bella

“Bells, we’re up to bat.”
   — Charlie

“You’re awfully small to be so hugely irritating.”
   — Edward

“Why am I covered in feathers?”
   — Bella

“No one will dare to call you plain when I’m through with you.”
“Only because they’re afraid you’ll suck their blood.”
   — Alice and Bella

“Oops.”
   — Edward

“Alice wouldn’t let us do anything else. Every time we tried, she all but ripped our throats out.”
   — Renee

“Do you want me to sing to you? I’ll sing all night if it will keep the bad dreams away.”
   — Edward

“Over my pile of ashes.”
   — Rosalie

“You look so guilty-like you’ve committed a crime.”
   — Edward

“This is not something our treaty anticipated. This is a danger to every human in the area.”
   — Sam

“I’d like to beat you dead.”
   — Rosalie

“I can’t understand. I can’t bear this.”
   — Jasper

“You’ll hurt her. Let her go.”
   — Seth

“I’ve seen vampire venom work miracles, but there are conditions that even venom cannot overcome.”
   — Carlisle

“I’ll kill you myself! I’ll do it now!”
   — Jacob

“‘Should I be afraid?’
‘Terrified.’”
   — Bella and Edward

“‘Don’t be afraid,’ I murmured. ‘We belong together..’ I was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of my own words. This moment was so perfect, so right, there was no way to doubt it. His arms wrapped around me, holding me against him….It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire.
‘Forever,’ he agreed.”    — Bella and Edward

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The story begins with the revelation that Seattle is being plagued by a string of unsolved murders, which Edward suspects to be the cause of a newborn vampire that is unable to control its thirst. Edward and Bella fill out college applications, while Bella explains to Edward her desire to see Jacob, her werewolf friend, again. Meanwhile, Alice Cullen has a vision that Victoria, a vampire that is hunting Bella, is back in town. Although Edward fears for her safety, Bella insists that Jacob and the rest of the werewolf pack would never harm her, but Edward is still not convinced. Bella escapes to La Push to see Jacob while Edward is away, and arrives afterwards at her house unharmed. This convinces Edward that the La Push werewolves are harmless to her and he allows Bella to visit Jacob once in a while, as long as she keeps a phone with her at all times.

A few days later Bella tries to get Edward to make love to her before turning her into a vampire. Edward initially refuses, explaining to Bella that he could very easily kill her. Eventually, upon realizing how much it means to Bella, he says that he is willing to try in the future as long as they are married first. Despite having an aversion to marriage, Bella realizes that spending eternity with Edward is more important to her than anything else and accepts his proposal.

Bella and the Cullens realize that the murders in Seattle are being committed by Victoria and an “army” of newborn vampires. The Cullen family joins forces with the werewolf pack in order to combat this threat. As everyone else prepares for battle, Edward and Bella camp up in the mountains, where they are later joined by Jacob and Seth Clearwater, a young member of the werewolf pack, to wait out the fight.

In the morning, Jacob overhears Edward and Bella discussing their engagement and becomes very upset. He threatens to join the fight and get himself killed because Bella doesn’t love him. When Bella begs him not to, Jacob insists that he will unless she asks him to kiss her. Furious, she does so, and while kissing him she realizes that she loves him, too. However, she explains that her love for Edward is eternal and that she cannot live without him.

Their family and friends successfully destroy Victoria and her “army”, though Jacob is injured when saving Leah Clearwater. He heals swiftly under the supervision of Carlisle. Bella visits Jacob in his home to tell him of her choice, and Jacob, angry at Bella’s decision to become a vampire, runs away in his wolf form to escape the pain he feels.